Keeping up with race pace

Think jumping behind the wheel and staying competitive in motor sport is easy? Guess what? It's not.

The Weekend Read: Marcos Ambrose & Daytona

Marcos Ambrose left V8 Supercars a two-times champion at the top of his game. In 2011, after two years in NASCAR, the Tasmanian was primed to deliver at Daytona. We were there.

Screen dump: How smartphones are ruining driving

Adding games and apps to our cars ain't going to make driving more attractive

Top 10 sexiest concept cars of 2014

Our favourite concept cars from the motor shows of 2014

Last-minute Christmas gifts for blokes - Pt. 2

So, you've got your Google glasses, new iPhone, curved television and a copy of the latest Wheels in your mitts. You’re the dude with everything, right? Not so fast

Last-minute Christmas gifts for blokes - Pt. 1

So, you've got your Google glasses, new iPhone, curved television and a copy of the latest Wheels in your mitts. You’re the dude with everything, right? Not so fast

The Weekend Read: Band In A Van

Steve Nally has admired the work of legendary Aussie singer Russell Morris for years, but now, with a temp job as his roadie, it’s time to come and see The Real Thing…

Poll: Should Ford have built the Coupe?

Could this XR8 Coupe Concept have saved Falcon?

Mazda - The Wheels Report 2014

Teacher’s pet. Having taken a rest from massive growth over the past decade Mazda is poised to jump back on the horse and get the chart pointing north again. There’s little reason to doubt the CX-3 will be anything other than another class leader from a brand doing so much right.

Toyota - The Wheels Report 2014

Needs to apply more in light of intense competition. Share has slipped but Toyota retains solid grasp on number one position. Growth tricky to come by but recently updated Yaris and new HiLux and Camry should keep competitors at bay in key segments. If all else fails, marketing prowess should provide worthy safety net.

Sunday Roast: Rage against the machine

Corby rails against cars that drive you crazy

Target 300: Behind the Scenes

As the curtain comes down on Aussie muscle cars, we endeavour to set a production-car record in perpetuity and break a mythical speed barrier

The Weekend Read: BMW to Birdsville

It may not be the race that stops a nation, but it can be the race that stops a BMW. Our plan to drive a 7 Series to the iconic Birdsville nags fest was going brilliantly … until we hit rock bottom

Sunday Roast: Chinese drivers are crazy

Corby experiences the roads in China and decides Australia is not so bad after all

The Weekend Read: Mad Mex

In the 1950s, Mexico’s infamous Carrera Panamericana was the world’s most dangerous road race. We retrace its course in Merc’s mighty SLS to find out why

The Weekend Read: Moving Mountains

Porsche casually tosses us the keys to its track-honed 935 and GT1 race cars and points to the Mt Panorama circuit. We oblige

Sunday Roast: Why the French have shamed us

French interest in all things motoring puts us in the basket as the Poms

The Weekend Read: Trip to the Tip

Real men don’t need a four-wheel-drive to visit the northernmost part of Australia. All they need is Mazda’s MX-5 and an inflatable gecko

Wheels Gold Star Value Awards

We’ve crunched all the data so you don't have to. Here’s our definitive guide to Australia’s best-value cars

Sunday Roast: Why V8 Supercars has to change or die

For Bathurst to remain The Great Race, and for V8 Supercars as a race series, it simply has to change

Bathurst's top 50 moments

Time on your hands during the biggest week in Australian motor sport? Wheels compiles its list of the 50 most memorable moments of the great race